The Oxford Mini School Dictionary and Thesaurus is a major new title from Oxford especially written for 10+ years that offers a dictionary and a thesaurus in one volume, in colour. It is the best quick reference tool available today and will be particularly useful for primary school leaverswho are preparing to start secondary school. Packed with information, the dictionary includes over 40,000 words and phrases, up-to-date words from the curriculum, international vocabulary, and new words from ICT, and the thesaurus includes over 100,000 synonyms and alternative words. The clear andaccessible design, the alphabet down the side of every page, and matching dictionary and thesaurus entries on the same page, makes finding the word you are looking for quick and easy. A special supplement on tricky words, confusable words, overused words and idioms, will give pupils all the readingand writing support they need. The Oxford Mini School Dictionary and Thesaurus is compact enough to fit into any pocket, has a durable, vinyl cover and is perfect to use at home and at school.

This is a major new edition, now in colour, of the Number 1 best-selling Oxford Mini School Dictionary for 10+ years. It is the best quick reference tool available today and is particularly useful for primary school leavers who are preparing to start secondary school. Packed with information,it includes over 40,000 words and phrases, up-to-date words from the curriculum, international vocabulary, and new words from ICT. The clear and accessible colour design, the alphabet down the side of every page, and specially highlighted information on spelling, usage, and word histories, makesfinding the word you are looking for quick and easy. A special supplement on tricky words, confusable words, overused words, synonyms and idioms, gives pupils all the reading and writing support they need. The Oxford Mini School Dictionary is compact enough to fit into any pocket, has a durable,vinyl cover and is perfect to use at home and at school.

TheOxford Mini School Dictionary and Thesaurus is the perfect one-volume reference tool. Ideal for school bags in this handy mini format, it is packed with curriculum vocabulary, and language and writing support for primary students about to start secondary school. It is now available in a new eco-friendly cover.

An easy-to-use integrated dictionary and thesaurus containing 40,000 up-to-date words, phrases, and definitions and 65,000 synonyms and antonyms.

This is a major new edition, now in colour, of best-selling Oxford Mini School Thesaurus for 10+. It is the best quick reference tool available today and is particularly useful for primary school leavers preparing to start secondary school. Packed with information, it includes over 150,000 synonyms and alternative words and phrases, up-to-date words from the curriculum, and level-appropriate examples and context to lead the pupil to the most appropriate synonym. The clear and accessible design, the alphabet down the side of every page, and specially highlighted information on overused words and topic words, makes finding the word you are looking for quick and easy. An extended supplement on Top 10 Tips for Writing Narrative will give pupils all the writing support they need. The Oxford Mini School Thesaurus is compact enough to fit into any pocket, has a durable, vinyl cover and is perfect to use at home and at school.

This combined dictionary and thesaurus is the smallest hardback in the Oxford range. The Little Oxford English Dictionary & Thesaurus is a convenient, compact, and portable reference book to help with studies or to solve everyday language problems and puzzles, wherever you are. This second edition features an attractive new design so that you can find what you need easily. This includes the integration of the dictionary and thesaurus text, meaning that the thesaurus entry for a word sits directly alongside the dictionary entry so that you do not have to hunt around the page to find the word you are looking for. A new centre section gives encyclopedic information such as lists of countries and capitals, rivers and lakes, kings, queens, and prime ministers, as well as collective nouns, helping you to broaden your knowledge. Packed with help and information, the Little Oxford English Dictionary & Thesaurus is the ideal small reference book for home, school, or work.

This is a fresh new look, in colour, for the 2007 edition of the Oxford School Thesaurus. This authoritative thesaurus is an ideal companion to the comprehensive Oxford School Dictionary. Each entry is in alphabetical order, with its word class and a broad range of imaginative synonyms withsupporting example sentences. Guidewords at the top of each page and the full alphabet with a tab on the letter of the page make it very easy to navigate; the page design is clear and straightforward. It features 50 useful tinted panels that give an increased number of synonyms for words that areoften overused, for example put , nice, or say. There are also almost 90 topic panels - themes that students are often writing about. These focus on vocabulary connected to the topic, for example, when writing about the weather there are general words to do with the weather, plus meteorologicalinstruments, words to do with air pressure, to do with rain or other precipitation, to do with sky and clouds, to do with temperature or to do with wind. A wealth of material in a very solid package.

The Oxford School Dictionary & Thesaurus is a comprehensive one-stop shop for definitions, curriculum vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and punctuation as well as synonyms and writing tips. It is ideal students finishing primary and going on to secondary school. Easy to use and with a sturdy binding, it is the perfect one volume reference tool.

A major new edition of the trusted, bestselling, comprehensive Oxford School Dictionary with new curriculum support. This fantastic new edition will boost your children's vocabulary with new words and meanings from across the curriculum. A helpful new spelling, grammar and punctuation sectionis included to enhance language skills and bring the dictionary right up to date.What makes it the best? It is uniquely powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus, the largest bank of children's language in English, so you can be confident that all entries are clearly written in child-friendly language that children actually understand. Each example is perfectly age-appropriate,making it easy and enjoyable for every child to use. New for this edition is a robust supplement on spelling, grammar and punctuation, giving targeted help with the tricky bits, making this dictionary the perfect tool to support children in their journey to become good readers and writers. As usual,it has been extensively trialled with schools, so you can be sure it is still the best dictionary for your children, in a portable mini format. Further help with writing skills is available in the updated new edition of the companion Oxford School Thesaurus.Looking for great word activities to match this dictionary? Find fun free downloadable activities, puzzles, and word games at www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools